Two Gen Z horror movies eclipsing a new Star Wars might signal a generational shift—but the real lesson for Hollywood might be bigger.

With this in mind I was never worried about the authenticity of A24's Backrooms film, but I was still hesitant to see how well the creepypasta would translate to a feature-length movie. Could Parsons explain the backrooms to fresh eyes (which would likely be a good chunk of its audience),

So what exactly are the Backrooms, and why is everyone so very excited about this new horror movie? Like so many modern horror concepts, the Backrooms began as a meme on 4Chan. In 2018, someone anonymously posted an image of a yellow room where the walls just didn’t fit right.

Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. But it wasn’t for the big budget “Star Wars” movie.

The backrooms consist of a series of spaces that feel “off,” a concept popularized online under the term “liminal space.”

Film history is often marked by seismic changes that seemingly come out of nowhere. Movies are just movies, and then a group of kids in the 1970s start making Jaws, The Godfather, Mean Streets, and Star Wars.

A24's hit horror-science fiction mash-up "Backrooms" is a wild ride with some surreal scenes. Here's our deep dive into the film's most confusing moments.

Director Kane Parsons’ horror thriller "Backrooms" opened with an estimated $81 million over the weekend against a $10 million production budget, an amount more than enough to justify the production of at least one sequel.

Horror films with minuscule budgets reigned supreme at the late May box office, knocking the latest Star Wars film, “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” down to third place in its second weekend, with $25 million.